Into the loop;
From single cells
To things in shells;
From hoola hoops
To pressure groups;
The story has just begun it isn’t over” Richard Strange
Drawing comparisons between Darwin’s theory of the survival of the fittest and the British social order,The Banquetstirs the cauldron of Evolutionary Theory while exposing a whole range of time-honoured social rituals that fall somewhere between the cradle and the grave.
Ball-gowned and tuxedo-clad guests morph from personifications of polite sophistication to feasting beasts and back again, overseen by their ever-so English butler.
Running time: 70 minutes
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Reviews
“This is daring, potent dance theatre, a carnival of the bizarre that travels from innocence to nightmare, the playful to the horrific in effortless turns. A widely successful union of choreography and direction.” The Stage
"The Banquet is entertaining, funny and intelligent...The movement and dialogue, allied to a well-considered scenario, produce dance theatre at its best." The Independent
"The Banquet is witty and surreal dance-theatre, constructed rather like a Pina Bausch work in miniature." The Sunday Times
".....fast paced and larky..." The Evening Standard
Production Credits
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Soundtrack compiled and curated by
Music by
Song lyrics by
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Hills sculpted by
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Tour History
Phoenix Arts Centre, Leicester
12 Febuary 2004
Newcastle Playhouse
10 February 2004
Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds
7 February 2004
Arc Theatre, Trowbridge
5 February 2004
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
31 January 2004 presented with Dance Base
Mumford Theatre, Cambridge
29 January 2004 part of BDE
Dundee Rep, Dundee
24 January 2004
Trinity Laban, London
15 January 2004
Kulturhallen Dampfzentrale, Bern, Switzerland
9 & 10 January 2004 presented by Tanz@DZ
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
30 October 2003
Neptune Theatre, Liverpool
25 October 2003 presented by MDI
Gateway Theatre, Chester
16 October 2003
Lyceum, Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield
14 October 2003 presented by Danceworks
Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington
9 October 2003
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
7 October 2003
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Brighton
1 October 2003
Mumford Theatre, Cambridge
29 September 2003 presented by The Junction
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
27 September 2003
Charter Theatre, Preston
21 May 2003
Arts Theatre, University of Bath, Bath
17 May 2003
The Place, London
10-14 May 2003
Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
15 May 2003 presented by DanceXchnage
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts, Nottingam
10 May 2003 presented by Dance4 as part of NOTT Dance Festival
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